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Guess what? This coming Saturday is Tell a Fairy Tale Day. Let's get started. I know about you, but I love a good story.
Fact fiction, it doesn't matter. I just love stories. I was raised on stories. My mom read stories to me from as far back as I can remember.
And the cool thing about that was the fact that she was reading it to me and I could just ask it and imagine and picture all of this stuff. And I could be in the story myself. And yeah, something about somebody reading to you or telling you a story, it just makes it that much more magical in my mind. So my question to you though is when's the last time somebody told you a story or read a book to you?
Luckily for me, because I have an eight-year-old, we read to her every night. And so I get that opportunity in her bedtime story sessions to relive that time from when I was little and someone would read to me. And you know, I just think that this coming Saturday, being Tell a Fairy Tale Day, this is the opportunity, this is your chance to tell somebody else a story and then have them tell you a story. Start today and let them know, hey, this is coming up.
So if you don't mind, how about have a story ready for me? Because I'm really hoping to get a story for it. Tell a fairy tale day. And it doesn't have to be a fairy tale.
You know, I'm going to switch it up for you. Just let it be a story. Just some good time to interact with other people and have fun. Back when I was dating my now husband, there were times that I would ask him like, hey, tell me a story.
And a lot of times he would be like, you know what, I don't have a story. So if you feel like you fall into that category, then I have got something for you to help get you out of that and not having a story read. And that thing is the story spine. Now it was created by a man named Ken Adams and it has its roots in improv theater.
Basically this Ken wrote a book. I can't remember the exact title of it, but it's basically how to improvise an entire play, you know, which to me is mind boggling, but I know there are people out there that can do it. But that's like, wow, how do you just like not have a play and you go through it? It's like somebody, please record this because if it is great, I want to turn it into a movie.
But anyway, back to the story spine. So this is something that he created to use in improv so that you have an outline for how to tell this story off the cuff and, you know, on stage. So here's how it goes. There are eight steps to it and it starts with a once upon a time there was blank and every day blank until one day blank because of that and because of that and because of that until finally and ever since then.
And then of course, you know, you can throw a little more on the end, but those are the steps. So you basically fill in the blanks for each one of those and by the time you get to the end, you have a story. So if you feel like you don't have a story or you can't tell a story, try using the story spine, follow the eight steps and see how that works. Okay.
So now that you know the eight steps to the story spine, here's what you do. Create a story, but when you are creating it, go ahead and record yourself because here's the thing and I don't know, maybe you don't suffer from this, but I do all the time. When I am thinking off the top of my head and making stuff up on the fly, sometimes those can be the best things ever. However, as soon as somebody says, can you tell that again?
For some strange reason, it does not come together the second time the way that it did the first time. It just doesn't unfold that way because I don't know if it's a spontaneity or what, but to save you the trouble, record yourself saying it. Use your phone. If you got a little pocket recorder, do that.
It may turn out terrible because you know you're recording it. Who knows? But if it is awesome, you don't want that. And then on top of that, guess what?
You can turn it into a children's book. Go to maybe like a group like Fiverr and they have people that will typeset it for you. They have people who will do illustrations and put your book out there, put that story out there and get some recognition for it. Share that wonderful story with the rest of the world.
Now that you know the eight steps to the story spine, you are well on your way to making marvelous stories. And don't downplay this because the people at Pixar, they use this all the time. So who's to say you can't be the next one in line, you know? So go ahead, get those stories going and have them ready to share with the little people in your life and even the big people because hey, I'm a big person and I like stories.
Share it with me if you don't have anybody else to share it with. Okay. You know where to find me, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube at heedat. That's at heedat.
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And go tell those stories on Saturday. And I'll see you again back here on Tuesday.